Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

A scene like this was not something that everyone would get to see often.

It was also something that many would not believe happened. After all, evens or a Dao Treading realm cultivator, hot lava was something dangerous to consume. They might be able to touch it with no issues, but consuming it will most likely hurt them.

And yet, there was this one eyed old man that seemed to be unaffected. Not just that, but even seemed to be rather satisfied with the lava.

The other man standing there was a little unnerved, but tried to maintain his expression.

"Now then, what is it that you are here to inform me?" The one eyed old man questioned.

"Master, there have been some alarming changes these years." The man answered, making the old man raise his blind eye's brow.

"What kind of changes would make you wary? It's not like the 'Clan' has found us, have they?" the old man asked.

"No, master… I don't know how to fully classify this, but… it might be worse." The man spoke, swallowing his saliva in nervousness.

"Something worse than the 'clan'?" the old man muttered in wonder.

"All I can say is that a new power has been created in the Long Continent. And this power has already spread its influence all over the continent, even having close ties with the Long clan, JI clan and the Lian clan.

The cultivation sects are already under its grasp too, and so are the kingdoms of the continent. They are also getting very rich with their trade." The man clarified.

"What kind of power can do this?" the old man was truly surprised now.

"Not just that master… this power is actually a Kingdom… a Kingdom of beasts!" the man finally revealed.

"A kingdom of beasts? Now that is… astounding…" The old man had certainly not expected something like this. "How and when did this start?" he asked next.

"It is hard to tell, but the formation of the kingdom and its rapid rise happened in the recent ten to fifteen years. That's something we know for sure." The man replied. "As for how they grew this fast, it can all be attributed to the ruler of the Kingdom."

"Who is this ruler?" The old man was really interested.

"His name is King Lin Wu, and he is the beast king of the Millennium Forest Kingdom." The man answered.

"The Millennium Forest is now a kingdom, huh… that was unexpected. How did the Ling Kingdom, Pale Marble Kingdom and Lugan kingdom react?" the old man asked.

"Well… they had little to say under the power of the forest. The beasts of the forest have changed a lot and have taken on human tendencies. They have made their own civilization in the forest and even host humans.

Not to mention, they now supply a vast variety of resources to the sects and kingdoms of the long continent. Their trade partnerships with the Lian clan and various other powers has netted them a great fortune." The man explained.

The old man was getting more and more interested in this.

"Did you not try to check them out? I doubt you would have waited patiently." The old man stated.

"We… did try. But all the 'specters' we sent ended up dying. They weren't even able to report in time. If not for their life lamps dying out here, we would have not even found out about their deaths." The man answered. "Whatever the Millennium forest kingdom has done for security is not simple." He added.

"Hmm… what's their strength?" the old man inquired.

"The main power of the Kingdom is their high leveled beasts. These beasts are part of the so called Emeraldine Legion which are directly under the King. Their lowest cultivation base is at the Nascent soul realm and the higher leveled ones are at the Dao Shell realm." The man replied.

"But that's not all there is to it, is there?" the old man guessed.

"No… this is just what they show on front. I'm sure they have Dao Treading realm beasts among them too." The man replied. "Of course this is just the subordinates of the king. The king himself is… strong."

"Just strong? No specific cultivation base?" the old man was doubtful.

"That's the thing… we can't assess it at all. Its all over the place. Originally we had thoughts that the king was at the Dao shell realm, but then he displayed capabilities that were way beyond the Dao Treading realm.

And couple years ago the Long clan made and official alliance with him, even giving the King the status of a 'Venerated Guest'.

There are rumors that King Lin Wu is an Immortal… or used to be one. There are other staggering rumors that are simply impossible to confirm and yet his current acts prove that they might be true." The man answered, only making the old man confused.

"I have the entire report prepared here, please take a look master." The man handed a jade slip to the old man.

The old man held it for about an hour, going through all the information. The more he learned, the more shocked he got.

"Calamity Fiend… Cang Lan sect's end… and Shadow Calamity…" The old man muttered the main points that had pulled his interest.

For a while, absolute silence was present in the room. The man stood there silently, not daring to disturb the old man.

~Sigh~

"Eight hundred years… for eight hundred years there was no change in the dynamics. And now in less than thirty years such a huge change happened? Not to mention, the return of the Shadow Calamity, I thought there was no one left that knew about it." The old man muttered to himself.

"So it really is the same Shadow Calamity?" the man was surprised.

"Indeed… it is the same Shadow Calamity that turned me into the Ghost Of Tian." The old man confirmed.

"What should we do now master?" the man asked.

"Find the Shadow Lord."